Riyadh compound bombings

The Riyadh compound bombings occurred on 12 May 2003 when twelve al-Qaeda suicide bombers attacked three compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia frequented by Westerners, killing 39 people and wounding over 160. Suicide bombers targeted the Dorrat al-Jadawel, al-Hamra Oasis Village, and Vinnell Corporation compounds, and on 8 November 2003 17 people were killed in an attack at the al-Mohaya Housing Compound. The attacks were some of the first high-profile anti-Western attacks by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, targeting the Europeans that "invaded" Saudi Arabia.